The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-01
SAMERICA'SE.C CUP
ION DY THE VOLUNTEER.
T1esecond Race Won Easily By tho Amer
can sloop--Ths Thistle Left BY, Ten
tp@ mfnutos-A Close, Fast aud Exciting AZ
Raco-Tho Cup to Remain Here. <

NEW oRk, Sept 3O.--The Voluasee
has wen the second race and oetLles hi
international contest, America will re
tain the cup, and her iavarlte yacht i
queen Of the ocoan. $g
Tho outlook early this morning was mol
favorable for a race Of any kind, mucl
less a race that will really test the .v,
boata. A heavy log covered oyerythln,
along tho coast, and rain fell almost con
tinuously. .a Y }}5Jf. 4afls
The wind was stronger than 1t was yes
serday. The time Tor tho star! from lh,
lightship was fixed for 1880 o'clock. The
Thistle anchored ut night in the ucrse.
ahoo and shortly after nine o'clock pasped
BY tho Hook on her way to tho lishtahip
The Volunteer was then also on hor way
to the starting point. fEI
The weather had the efiec. Of driving
away, from tho excursion etoamars ali hu:
very enthusiastic yachtgmen. There wese
lever excursion boats on the course than
ever before and no trouble was caused bv
them. Reporting the race was diilicnlt
matter as theso was no Rp5t on dry land
where the starting point could be besn, 40
1t was hard to tell what The yachts dil' aa
the course was twenty miles straight ou;
to sea and return. fe51g7 - ~
The race was beautiful one notwith.
standing. frll.s G5gS, 4, 3 -. - !
At 1882 tho preparatory gun was fired,
ffollnwaH fnr minufau lotar ~,
to start. III les1 time than It takca to tall
It both yachts were headed for the start
Ing line, crossing cloee together three
minutes after the signal to start had bean
given. They had their headsniIs, sprit
topeaila and nainsails set and
moved along ut \ q lively rate, The
Thistle was to windward, but the
Volunteer appeared to bo getting as much
wind as her Scotch rival and eeemed to ba
slightly In the lead. There could bo littlo
doubt from the view obtained that tho
y volunteer was clearly outpoin.ine the
Thistle. They soon Disappeared how.
ever, and fifteen minutes alter the start
not a glimpse Of the gallant n!oop and her
eaucy Scotch opponent could be soen
through the prevailing mist and rain. n
. At10:4S A. NJ. the yachts crossed the line,
The hazs prevented exact time being
taken from this point. 1t Ia thought that
the Volunteer had a slight advantage as
thsy went over. They were very close
together and going very fast, close hauled
with booms TO port. They. were carry;nv
three head eaiis, spirit topsails aud MAN.
sails. The wind was hauling to the east.
ward. It waa blowing from tiftean IN
twenty miles, and the race was a Quick
one. sS5 a! =. n a, lT-lS.raH''s'N
!. AS the yachts crossed the ]ino tha
Thistle was seen to bo windward. ! Thev
Wero heading east northeast, sailing m q
coulse laid towards far Rockagay. Tha
Volunteer. wss outpointing the Scotch.
man. "a . !, q N . .I,sl=1't ~.
At :24 the Volunteer finished. Tin
din Of whistles and the boominy of, Or w M
Co continued; for fully five minutes. Tbs
Thist!e flushed at 4 :34. ~ .ss' - -
The following table gives the tipnrea in.
cludlng the six seconds allowances the
Volunteer had to- give the Thietle On a
forty milo course ., - - !
5,!ss ,S.s start. Finish. actual cond
II. M. INNS. Il. ..is.;, KS. II t',,t: r. 5,
tstgb6tL h,i1 hfk
10: 1921 4:35l2 5b:5l.5l 5:AaS .
In the windward work tho Volunteer
boat the Thistle "A minutes and s49i sec.
onds. On the run before the wind The
Thistle beat the Volunteer minutes and
SID seconds. # .s.5s.. .4a, g - -
After the race Mr.. Bell admitted that
The Volunteer with har center board. mad
fai:ly beaten the Thistle in thrashiuv to
He insisted, however, that
courses laid ont by the Americas Cup Com
rnittes wore unfsir.; Z Hssaid that he iulIy
expected to win the inside RAGS and the |
or third race, becsuss be had
no doubt that the Thistle could easil7 beat
the sloop IN running aud reaching.Y Mr.
Bell added the Thistle was for sale for |
80. .0G0. sf5i :9;si ili 1s1i |
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